Article: I can't abide golf but I love clubs... as long as they have mahogany panelling, claret, suet puds and the smell of raw testosterone!(Editorial)

Byline: PAUL DRURY

Ionce or twice but, on balance, tend to agree with Mark Twain that it is little more than a good walk spoiled. Membership of Portmarnock Golf Club to which I, unlike half the population, am entitled by reason of my gender, therefore holds out no attraction whatsoever to me - even if it is, as I am reliably informed, one of the finest courses in the world, beloved by players of all grades.

Nor am I remotely interested in the argument, widely quoted in recent days, that the women who daily play at Portmarnock and can apparently use all the facilities apart from the men-only bar, are perfectly happy with that arrangement because - unlike ...

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